View source for Achilles

==English==
{{wikipedia}}
[[File:Achilles Agamemnon Pompei mosaic NAMNaples 10006.jpg|right|thumb|'''''Achilles''' against Agamemnon'', [[Roman]] [[mosaic]] from [[Pompeii]]]]

===Alternative forms===
* {{l|en|Achilleus}}
* {{l|en|Akhilles}}
* {{l|en|Akhilleus}}

===Etymology===
Borrowed from {{bor|en|la|Achillēs}}, from {{der|en|grc|Ἀχιλλεύς}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/əˈkɪliːz/|a=RP,GA}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Achilles.wav|a=Southern England}}
* {{rhymes|en|ɪliːz|s=3}}

===Proper noun===
{{en-proper noun}}

# {{lb|en|Greek mythology}} A [[mythical]] [[semidivine]] [[hero]], the son of [[Peleus]] by the [[nereid]] [[Thetis]], and prince of the [[Myrmidon]]s, who features in the ''[[Iliad]]'' as a central character and the foremost [[warrior]] of the [[Achaean]] (Greek) camp.
#* {{RQ:Shakespeare Troilus and Cressida|act=1|scene=2|passage='''Achilles'''! a drayman, a porter, a very camel.}}
#* {{RQ:Homer Pope Iliad|chapter=1|book=1|volume=I|passage='''Achilles'''’ wrath, to Greece the direful spring<br>Of woes unnumber’d, heavenly goddess, sing!}}
#* {{quote-book|en|title=The Birth of Tragedy; or, Hellenism and Pessimism|passage=If once the lamentation is heard, it will ring out again, of the short-lived '''Achilles''', of the leaf-like change and vicissitude of the human race, of the decay of the heroic age.|year=1910|author=w:Friedrich Nietzsche|page=36|editor=Oscar Levy|translator=William A. Haussmann|chapter=3|series=The Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche|seriesvolume=1|publisher=T. N. Foulis|location=Edinburgh; London|url=https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/51356/pg51356-images.html|type=}}
#* {{quote-book|en|year=2012|author=Richard Holway|title=Becoming '''Achilles''': Child-Sacrifice, War, and Misrule in the Iliad and Beyond|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield (Lexington Books)|url=https://books.google.com.au/books?id=TiHelJASOvcC&pg=PA153&dq=%22Achilles%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjatsXn6M7hAhWYfCsKHX-XAscQ6AEI1gEwHw#v=onepage&q=%22Achilles%22&f=false|page=153
|passage=In the last third of the Iliad, '''Achilles'''’ beloved companion, Patroklos, and his bitter enemy, Hektor, die wearing '''Achilles'''’ armor, their deaths prefiguring '''Achilles'''’ own.}}
# {{lb|en|rare}} {{given name|en|male|from=Ancient Greek}}.
# {{lb|en|astronomy}} The {{w|List of Jupiter trojans (Greek camp)|Greek camp}} [[Trojan asteroid]] {{w|588 Achilles}}.

====Derived terms====
{{col-auto|en| Achilles number||Achillean|Achilles heel|Achilles tendon}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|Greek mythical hero}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|أَخِيل|m}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|Աքիլլես}}
*: Old Armenian: {{t|xcl|Աքիլլէս}}
* Basque: {{t|eu|Akil}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|Ахил}}, {{t|bg|Ахилес}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|Aquil·les|m}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|阿喀琉斯|tr=Ākāliúsī}}, {{t+|cmn|阿基里斯|tr=Ājīlǐsī}}
* Coptic: {{t|cop|ⲁⲭⲓⲗⲗⲉⲩⲉ}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|Achilleus|m}}
* Danish: {{t|da|Achilleus}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|Achilles}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|Aĥilo}}, {{t|eo|Akilo}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|Achilleus}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|Akhilleus}}, {{t+|fi|Akilles}}
* French: {{t+|fr|Achille|m}}
* Friulian: {{t|fur|Achil}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|აქილევსი}}
* German: {{t+|de|Achilleus|m}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|Αχιλλέας|m}}
*: Ancient: {{t|grc|Ἀχιλλεύς|m}}
* Greenlandic: {{t|kl|Achilleusi}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|אכילס|tr=Ahils}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|Akhilleusz}}
* Indonesian: {{t|id|Achilles}}
* Interlingua: {{t|ia|Achilles}}
* Inuktitut: {{t|iu|ᐊᑭᓪᓕᔅ|sc=Cans}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|Aichill|m}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|Achille}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|アキレス|tr=Akiresu}}, {{t|ja|アキレウス|tr=Akireusu}}
* Khmer: {{t|km|អាឈីល}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|^아킬레스}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|Achillēs}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|Achilas}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|Ахил}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t|nb|Akilles|m}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|Achilles|m}}, {{t|pl|Achil|m}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|Aquiles}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|Ахи́лл|m}}, {{t+|ru|Ахилле́с|m}}
* Serbo-Croatian: {{t+|sh|Ahil|m}}, {{t|sh|Ahilej|m}}
* Sicilian: {{t|scn|Achilli|m}}, {{t|scn|Achiḍḍi|m}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|Ahíl|m}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|Aquiles|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|Akilles}}, {{t+|sv|Achilles}}
* Turkish: {{t|tr|Aşil}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|Ахіллес|m}}, {{t|uk|Ахі́лл|m}}
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|A-sin}}
{{trans-bottom}}

===Further reading===
* {{pedia|Achilles (disambiguation)}}
* {{comcatlite|Achilles}}

{{C|en|Mythological figures|Trojan War}}

==Cebuano==
{{rfv|ceb}}

===Etymology===
From {{der|ceb|en|Achilles}}, borrowed from {{der|ceb|la|Achilles}}, from {{der|ceb|grc|Ἀχιλλεύς}}.

===Proper noun===
{{head|ceb|proper noun}}

# {{lb|ceb|Greek mythology}} {{l|ceb|Achilles}}
# {{given name|ceb|male|from=English < Ancient Greek}}

{{C|ceb|Individuals}}

==Czech==

===Etymology===
{{rfe|cs}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{cs-IPA}}

===Proper noun===
{{cs-proper noun|m-an|adj=Achillův}}

# {{l|en|Achilles}} {{gloss|Ancient Greek hero}}

====Declension====
{{cs-ndecl|m.an.sg.foreign}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:cs:PSJC}}
* {{R:cs:SSJC}}

==Danish==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|da|Achilleus|Akilleus|Akilles}}

===Etymology===
From {{der|da|grc|Ἀχιλλεύς}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|da|[aˈkʰiləs]}}

===Proper noun===
{{da-proper noun}}

# {{l|en|Achilles}}

==Dutch==

===Etymology===
Borrowed from {{bor|nl|la|Achilles}}, from {{der|nl|grc|Ἀχιλλεύς}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|nl|/ˌɑˈxɪ.ləs/}}
* {{audio|nl|Nl-Achilles.ogg}}
* {{hyphenation|nl|Achil|les}}

===Proper noun===
{{nl-proper noun|m}}

# {{l|en|Achilles}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|nl|achillespees}}

==Kashubian==

===Etymology===
{{dercat|csb|la|grc}}
{{bor+|csb|pl|Achilles}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{csb-pr||h=A.chil.les}}

===Proper noun===
{{csb-proper noun|m-pr|adj=achillesowi}}

# {{lb|csb|uncountable|Greek mythology}} {{l|en|Achilles}} {{gl|mythical semidivine hero, the son of Peleus by the nereid Thetis, and prince of the Myrmidons, who features in the Iliad as a central character and the foremost warrior of the Achaean (Greek) camp}}
# {{lb|csb|countable|rare}} {{given name|csb|male|from=Latin < Ancient Greek|eq=Achilles}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:csb:Trepczyk:1994|Achilles}}
* {{R:csb:SPK|Achilles}}

==Latin==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alter|la|Achilleus}}

===Etymology===
Borrowed from {{bor|la|grc|Ἀχιλλεύς}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{la-IPA|Achillēs}}

===Proper noun===
{{la-proper noun|Achillēs/Achill<3>|g=m}}

# {{lb|la|Greek mythology}} {{l|en|Achilles}}

====Declension====
{{la-ndecl|Achillēs/Achill<3>}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|la|Achillēus}}
* {{l|la|Achillīdes}}

===References===
* {{R:L&S}}
* {{R:Elementary Lewis}}
* {{R:Gaffiot}}
{{R:Cassells}}

==Polish==
{{wp|lang=pl}}
[[File:Achilles fighting against Memnon Leiden Rijksmuseum voor Oudheden.jpg|thumb|Achilles]]

===Etymology===
{{dercat|pl|grc}}
{{lbor|pl|la|Achillēs}}. {{dbt|pl|Achil}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{pl-pr|a=Pl-Achilles.ogg|hh=achilles}}

===Proper noun===
{{pl-prop|m-pr|adj=achillesowy}}

# {{lb|pl|uncountable|Greek mythology}} {{l|en|Achilles}} {{gl|mythical semidivine hero, the son of Peleus by the nereid Thetis, and prince of the Myrmidons, who features in the Iliad as a central character and the foremost warrior of the Achaean (Greek) camp}}
#: {{syn|pl|Achil}}
# {{lb|pl|countable|rare}} {{given name|pl|male|from=Latin < Ancient Greek|eq=Achilles}}

====Declension====
{{pl-decl-noun-m-pr|nomp=Achillesowie/Achillesi}}

====Derived terms====
{{col-auto|pl|title=nouns|achilles}}

====Related terms====
{{col-auto|pl|title=nouns|Achil}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:pl:WSJP||90181}}
* {{R:pl:PWN}}
* {{R:pl:PWN Encyclopedia}}

{{C|pl|Mythological figures|Trojan War}}

==Portuguese==

===Etymology===
{{rfe|pt}}

===Proper noun===
{{pt-proper noun|m}}

# {{pt-pre-reform|Aquiles|br=43|pt=11}}

==Swedish==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|sv|Akilles}}

===Etymology===
Ultimately from {{der|sv|grc|Ἀχιλλεύς}}. {{etystub|sv}}

===Proper noun===
{{sv-proper noun|c}}

# {{lb|sv|Greek mythology}} {{l|en|Achilles}}

====Usage notes====
* The classic Swedish translation of Homer's works by [[w:sv:Erland Lagerlöf|Erland Lagerlöf]] in 1912 uses this name form.